Folding bed.



J. H. lEDMONDS.

FOLDING BED.

APPLICATION FILED sEPT.22,19o8.

yPatented Nov. 30, 1909.

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JAMES H. EDMONDS, 0F LOS` ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

' FOLDING BED.

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i Specication of Letters Paten-t.I Patented NOV. 30, 1909. Applicationfiled'f'September 22, 1908. Serial No. 454,270.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES H. EDMeNDs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, lin the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Folding Beds,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to folding beds and more particularly to theformation of the ivot means at the head of the bed whereby thebed'fraineor support can be .quickly .and

I accurately secured within its casing or in a recessforined in a wall.

Another object is to provide such pivot connections as will have asmooth, even movement, without the possibility offany slippage occurringbetween the contacting faces of said portions while the bed is beingmoved in, either direction to raise or lower the same. v,

Another object of the invention is, to provide means for cheaply andquickly securing. the mattress support or frame firmly and rigidly inposition. 4

Still another object is to provide simple and etlicient means forconnecting weights to the inner end of the bed without the use oftheusual box 0r pocket for the same.

Other objects and advantages will appear as the construction andoperation of the in-- vention is further disclosed in the specificationand by means of the accompanying drawings which form apart thereof, andin which drawings- Figure 1 `is la vertical, sectional view of'y oneform of bed embodying my invention showing the same open or lowered foruse.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the bed closed. Fig. 3 is a broken,transverse, horizontal, sectional view of the inner end of the bed. Fig.4 is a broken side' elevation of the` same. Fig. 5 is a broken,vertical, sectional view through the pivot connection upon one side ofthe bed' looking toward the inner or weighted end of the lsame.

Referring more particularly to the drawings which are for illustrativepurposes only and, therefore, are not drawn to any partic- 1 indicates areceptacle which ing or a recessed wall, the latter being shown in thedrawings. Pivotally 'mounted within the same so as to have one end swungup into or moved downwardly out of the same is a bed frame or support 2,which may be of any desired shape, size and construction, the onlyrequirementbeing that it be of suf- -ficient Width and length toproperly itinto the opening -3 in the wall or casing in the usualmanner. Secured upon the opposing faces of the Vwalls of the opening 3near the lower end of the same are two pivot members 4, 4, which areadapted to hold or support the inner end of the bed by means of twoother members 5, 5, which are secured upon thersides of the bed inposition for movably engaging with the members 4.

In the drawings I have shown the members 4 as being each in the form ofa straight rack having a smooth bearing surface G vand a surfaceparallel therewith provided with shoulders or serrations, preferably inthe form o f teeth 7. The racks are each provided with means forsecuring them in position, as one or more flanges 8, two being shown inthe drawings, andeach provided with perforations 9 for the reception loffastening screws or bolts 10. lf desired, two of the openings orperforations 9" may be elongated in the form of slotsas v'shown in Fig.4, to permitbf the longitudinal adjustment of the rack to adapt it tohold or support the bed in its proper position relatively to the wall orcasing, after which the fastenerslO may be passed through the otherperforations for rigidly securing said niember in position. The otherpivot member 5 is formed or provided with a segmental por tion,preferably in the form of al 'flange 11 kwhich has a smooth surface 12adapted to rest upon the surface 6, and also a surface paralleltherewith with teeth orv scrrations 13 for meshing with the teeth 7 ofthepivot member 4. The length of the segment preferably corresponds withthat of the rack so that when the bed is moved from one position to theother the fulcrum or point of contact or engagement between the teethand the smooth portion of the segment will shift from one end of therack to thisl other. The main portion of the member 5 is preferably inthe form of a plate 14 which is adapted to be secured to the bed 15 inany desired manner, as by screws or fasteners 16 through a laterallyrejecting flange 17. The flange 17 is straig t and extends from one edgeof the plate on the side opposite the flange 11 having the bearing' surace 12 and the teeth lll.b fly constructing it in this manner the incl;nengaging side ot the member can be secured. in position verticallyimmediately adjacent 'to the `member 4 so as to stand substantiallyparallel with the inner face of the wall 3. ,lfhis will 'afford a verycheap and eliicient means of operatively supporting the bed so 'that itcan be moved from one position to the. other without 'the shock or jargenerally incident to toothed structures of this hind, and at the sametime all possibility of the smooth contacting surfaces slipping uponeach other during such movement entirely prevented by the engagement ofthe meshing teeth oit the two members.

In assembling the parts of a bed embodying the portion ot' my inventionso far disclosed, the segmental members 5 are rigidly secured to thebottom or sides of the bed frainethe proper distance from the inner end.ythe rack members fl are then located substantially at the points whichthey are to occupy and are temporarily secured in position by passingthe fasteners through the elongated slots only. The inner end of the bedis then inserted into the opening with the segmental port-ions above orout of engagement with the racks until the proper position ot' the bedhas been reached. when the bed is lowered so as to cause the= teeth ot'the segments to properly mesh with the teeth of the rack. rlfhe racksare then moved longitudinally, it necessary, to properly position thebed relatively to the opening, after which the other fasteners arepassed through the round perforations in the lianges and the racks arethereby rigidly secured in their absolutely correct position, afterwhich the bed can be operated in the ordinary manner. After that the bedcan be removed or reinserted into the casing by simply lifting up itsinner end and drawing it out or replacing it as above described. Toprevent undue friction between the edge of the flange lil and the upper:flange S ot the rack mem ber Il; as the bed is being raised andlowered,

the inner tace ot said tlange 8 is preferably beveled or. inclined so asto stand away from the flange ll. as shown at 19, except at the bottomof said flange 8.

Vv' hen it is desired to utilize the pivotmenlbcr 5 us a, standard. forsupporting the bed or mattress portion, it is provided with suitablelugs and 2l jvliich are prefer.- ably located to the rear of the toothedportion, as shown more particularly in Fig. 4, and on the side oppositethereto, as shown more particularly in Fig. One of the lugs ispreferably hollow for the 'rece )tion of the inner end of one of theside rai s 22 of the bed trame and the other one extends out bodily fromthe plate lfl in position for being engaged byl a cross piece 23 thateX- tends -from one 'side ot the bed to the other and is provided withmeans for connecting the woven wire mattress 24 thereto, asperfoi-ations 25, for the reception of the ends of springs 26, when thelatter are used. i

It is obvious that the standard portion of the segment member 5 may besegregated and made in one piece in the form of a standard for carryingthe lug 2l for su porting the cross piece 23, as well as tie hollow lug20 to receive the side rail 22, and l claim any such construction to bewithin my invention irrespective of the relative location ot' suchstandard with the segment portion. The manner of supporting the crosspiece 23 which carries the vmattress supporting means and the side railsby means of lugs 2() and 21 as shown provides cheap'and simple means ofconstruction as well as strong and durable means in operation. Thestandard element may also be used to carry the cross piece 23, siderails :'22, the weight bars 31, and head board pockets formed by lianges27 and 36 irrespective of forming such standard in conjunctioni with thesegment. The cross piece 23 is preferably formed from angle iron and isof just sutlicient length to engage at' its ends with the lugs 2l uponthe two members 5 with one flange extending down between said lug and aflange 27, when the latter is used, and the other lug or side of theiron rests iat upon the top of said lugs and is preferably secured inposition thereon, as by means o a bolt 28 which is passed down into orthrough the lug as may be desired.

The mattress support or woven wire 24 may be of any desired form andconstruction and the outer end of the bed rails 22 may be supported atthe desired height above the bed bottom or carrier 2 in any desiredmanner, as by standards 29.

By constructing the parts in this manner a very light, strongand rigidbed is rovided, which may be formed entirely rom metal, the support 15being in the nature of a .metal strip which can be secured to the 4bedbottom 2 in any manner. The parts can be assembled or disassembled forcleaning or other purposes with but very little trouble,for by removingthe bolts 28 the cross pieces 23 may be lifted off the lugs 21 and therails 22 drawn out of the sockets 20 and lifted ott the supports 29.They can be reassembled almost as quickly by reversing the abovedescribed operation and finally inserting the bolts 28 through thec'ross pieces 23 into the lugs 2l.

The vpivot members 5 may be further utilized for supporting the weightsor coun` tei-balances and thereby dispense with `the use or necessity ofboxes or receptacles for holding the weights. In the drawings I haveshown the plate portions 14 of said members extended beyond the bedframe supporting portion and provided with two lugs 30 which projectinwardly or toward the pivot member 5 upon the opposite side of the bed.The lugs 30 upon each of the extended portions of said vmember 5 arearranged at a suitable distance apartl vertically and two weightsupporting bars 3l are secured' at their ends to the top and'bottom lugsrespectively of the two members by means of bolts 32. A sullicientnumber of weights 33 are then placed between said bars to properlycounterbalance the bed and permit of its being moved up or down with theexpenditure of but little power or energy. The top and bottom edges ofthe weights 33 are provided with recesses 3l for the reception of thebars 3l, whereby said weights are held in position and can be quicklysecured to or removed from the bed by'removing l,or replacing the upperbar 3l, as by removing or replacing one o'r both of the screws 32. T hepivotmembers 5 may be still further utilized for supportingor holdingthehead board 35, as by providing its inner faceavith a flange 36 adjacentto and parallel with the A flange 27 between which flanges the headboard can be removably held, in a pocket, or the head board -may bepermanently secured therein byordinary fastening means. The head boardextends entirely across from one of said pivot members 5 to the otherand is adapted to have the panel or closure 37 pivotally secured theretoat in any desired manner. The upper end of the panel 37 is adapted to beheld or properly guided in its vertical movement by any suitable means,as the downwardly inclined guiding member e9, to cause it to close theopening 3 when the bed is lowered and to move to the rear out of the wayof the bed clothing when the bed is closed.

To provide a neat and perfect closing means for the front of the opening3 in the wall or casing l, the edges of the bed bottom or support 2 areextended laterally so as -to overlap the edges 'of the casing as shown'at 40, and the lower portion of each of said casings 40 is cut away atits lower end a sutlicient distance, as to the point atl to permit ofthe projecting edges of the bed bottom or support 2 passing in underthem, as

`shown in Fig. l, when the bed is lowered. `The inner end of the bed'maybe supported at suoli a point relatively to the bott-em of the casingthat when it is closed the lower ends of the bed bottom 2 will justclear the floor or they may be located at such a distance above saidlower ends that it will bek 4gaging with each other forsupporting thebed and providing-a rolling contact, and the intermeshing means jengaging with each other to prevent slipping. of the smooth contactingsurfaces when the bed is actuated.

ln a folding bed, two pivot members, each provided with serrations andhaving a smooth surface vparallel with such serrations,

said smooth surfaces being arranged to provide a rolling contact tosupport the bed.

3. In la folding bed, two pivot members,

each provided with a smooth faced flange and with intermeshing teethlying along vsuch smooth surface, one of said`members llange beingelongated'longitudinally of the rack to permit of longitudinaladjustment.

1 and the other perforations being circular to prevent longitudinalmovement after the fasteners have been passed theret-hroughf 5. ln afolding bed, pivot members provided with smooth contacting faces andwith intermeshing teeth, one of said members' vbeing in the form of arack and the other in the form of a segment, said segmental member beingprovided on the side opposite its teeth and contacting surface with a.straight flange projecting laterally for securing 1t in position.

6. In a folding bed, two pairs of interf meshing pivot members, onemember of each pair beine' provided with lugs for receiving the siderails and one of the end pieces' of the bed respectively.

7. ln a folding bed, two pairs of intermeshing pivot members, one memberof each pair being in the form of a plate that is extended to the rearof its intermeshing portion and provided with supports for the siderails and the end piece respectively of the bed frame.

8.111 a folding bed, two interlncshing.

pivot members, one of which is in the forni of a plate which is extendedto the rear ol' its intermeshing portion and provided with twoprojections 'upon the side of thtI plate opposite said intermeshingportion, one of said members being in the form of a. socket and theother one being perforated vertically, side rails of the bed framefitting iu said sockets, and a. cross piece, angular in cross section,engaging with said other projections, and bolts through the ends of saidcross piece into said other projections.

9 ln a folding bed, two ,pairs of intermeshing pivot members, one end ofeach pair being in the form of a plate which is eXtended to the rear ofits intermeshing por'- tion and provided with two projections, one abovethev other, cross bars secured to the upper and lower projections of thetwo plate members respectively, and counterbalance weights in engagementwith said bars.-

10. In a folding bed, two pairs of intermeshing pivot members, onemember of eachv` pair being in the form of a plate and pro vided withparallel fianges to the rear of its intermeshing portion, a headboardbetween said plate members and having its ends fitted between saidflanges.

11. In a folding bed7 a bed support provided with an opening and havinga casing projecting in said opening, said casing terminating at adistance above the bottom of the opening upon each, side, a bed in saidopening having its'bottom or support extended so Vas to overlap saidcasing, and a shifting fulcrum for pivotally kvsuporting the bed in saidsupport with the ower end of its bottom adapted to be moved into and outof said opening below the lower ends of said easing.

12. In a folding bed, pivot members provided with smooth contactingfaces and with intermeshing teeth parallel to such smooth surfaces, one'of said members. being in. the form of a rack and the other in the formof a segment7 said segmental member being provided with a flangeprojecting there-y from for securing the sameto the bed.

13. In a folding bed, a bed support provided with van opening and havinga caslower end thereof to fold into the opening' below 'the out awayportions of the inwardly extending casing when the bed is in itsloweredposition.

14. -In a folding bed, a frame, standards thereon near the end thereof,a lug upon each standard adapted to engage' with and support a siderail, means upon each standard arranged to `engage with and support across piece and meansl upon each standard to engage and carry a weightsupportin bar.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles,California, this 14th day of September 1908.

vJAMES I-I. EDMONDS. In presence 0f- W'. S. BOYD,

yFMQDERICK G. LYON.

